At the beginning of the 1980s Carlo Vittori, who was already a well-known and experienced consultant together with his

whole family bought his first piece of land to the south /south west of Montalcino close to the hamlet of Castelnuovo

dell’Abate.

At the time Carlo Vittori was quite a pioneer because the land of this area was more or less abandoned , it was farmed by just

a few families who cultivated grapes and olives as their ancestors had always done in the past.

Soon however it became apparent that the investment had been a good one, the soil characteristics and the geographical

position were excellent. Today most of the larger producers of Brunello have at least a part of their vineyards in the area

around Castelnuovo dell’Abate.

While the first ‘ Sangiovese Grosso ‘ vines were growing, Carlo Vittori recieved the ruins of the mill or ‘ Molino di Sant’Antimo

‘ dating from 1300s, from the Ciacci family. It is very close to the mpre famous Romanesque Abbey. After some research, the

long restoration work began to preserve the former characteristics of the building and its historical value. It seemed natural

that the farm should take its name from the mill, and that the logo and labels should originate in the seal found at the Abbey

of the first Bishop Paolvs.

At the beginning of the 1990s the ‘ Azienda Molino di Sant’Antimo ‘ had about 40 hectares of land, half was cultivated with

olives and vines and rest consisted of the surrounding woodland and Mediterranean bush.

At the beginning of the new millennium ( 1999 ), as always together with his Family, Carlo Vittori put the finishing touches to

the restouration of ‘ Podernuovo dei Campi ‘ a traditional farmhouse dating from the 1800s surrounded by adult vines. This is

now both the headquarters of the business and the Family house.